Volunteer Service and Boards
Erna Paris made a significant volunteer contribution to the Canadian literary community.
- Board Member, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, 2012-2022
- Board Member, Human Rights Watch Canada Committee, 2011-2022
- Member of the Honorary Council, Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ), Ottawa, 2009-2022
- Chair of The Writers’ Union of Canada, 2009-2010
- Vice Chair of The Writers’ Union of Canada, 2008-2009
- Authors’ Committee, The Writers’ Trust of Canada, 2002-2007
- Chair, Nominations Committee, The Writers’ Union of Canada, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Board Member, P.E.N. (Canada), 1986-87, 1994-1997
- Founding member and Board Member, The Canadian Reprography Collective, 1987-1992. (Access Copyright: www.accesscopyright.ca)
- Grievance Committee, The Writers’ Union of Canada, 1984
- Board Member, National Council, The Writers’ Union of Canada, 1982-83
- A founder and past president of the Periodical Writers’ Association of Canada, 1978-79
